Yeah, I could believe that. I know that we've been concentrating in cities for the past 100 years or so, most big cities are within 100 miles of a coast - that piles up really quickly.
I'd guess that it's safe to assume for any state with an ocean coast that most of the state's population lives within 100 miles of the coast. Go look at the US Representatives if you'd like another quick comparison - Maine has two Representatives; Alaska, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming all have one. Note that each state must have a minimum of one Representative - if Maine has two, what does that say about the population density of those big states with one each?
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I'd guess that it's safe to assume for any state with an ocean coast that most of the state's population lives within 100 miles of the coast. Go look at the US Representatives if you'd like another quick comparison - Maine has two Representatives; Alaska, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming all have one. Note that each state must have a minimum of one Representative - if Maine has two, what does that say about the population density of those big states with one each?